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Toastmasters Icebreaker Speech: Striving In All The Wrong Places

Lessons Learned May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 by stacilynch

Good afternoon, fellow Toastmasters. If you had seen my life from the outside a few years ago, you probably wouldv’e said, “She’s got it all together.” College degree? Check. Two stable careers. Check. Calendar color coded and goals mapped out? Double Check. I was the one who got things done. Who had it all. ON …

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More Than a Golf Game – Lessons Learned in the Military

Lessons Learned Military July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by stacilynch

I am currently in Belle Chasse, Louisiana for my first two week Annual Training drill with the United States Army Reserves, 377th Theater Sustainment Command.  The Reserves = an entirely different world.  The last week and a half has granted me a crash course in all things Reserve acronym, policy, rule, medical protocol, expectation, you …

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Alpha Battery’s Captain America

Lessons Learned April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 by stacilynch

Today marks 5 years since the loss of a great person.  A person that makes you want to be better.  A person that inspires you.  A person whose individuality and unique personality make you uncomfortable–not because it is weird or odd, but because you wish deep down that you were so brave as to exhibit …

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